Austria (German language: Österreich, Croatian: Austrija, Hungarian: Ausztria, Slovenian: Avstrija, Slovak: Rakúsko) is a landlocked country in central Europe. It borders Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. Its capital is the city of Vienna.
Austria is a parliamentary representative democracy consisting of nine federal states and is one of six European countries that have declared permanent neutrality and together with Switzerland only one of two countries that included the concept of everlasting neutrality in its constitution. Austria is a member of the United Nations (since 1955) and the European Union (since 1995).
Austria may be divided into 5 different areas. The biggest area are the Austrian Alps, which constitute 62% of Austria's total area. The Austrian foothills at the base of the Alps and the Carpathians account for around 12% of its area. The foothills in the east and areas surrounding the periphery of the Pannoni low country amount to about 12% of the total landmass. The second greater mountain area (much lower than the Alps) is situated in the north. Known as the Austrian granite plateau, it is located in the central area of the Bohemian Mass, and accounts for 10% of Austria. The Austrian portion of the Viennese basin comprises the remaining 4%.
Other names of country:
- Czech: Rakousko
- Danish: Østrig
- Dutch: Oostenrijk, Republiek Oostenrijk (formal)
- English: Republic of Austria (formal)
- Finnish: Itävalta
- French: Autriche, République f d'Autriche f (formal)
- German: Österreich, Republik f Österreich n (formal), Östreich n (obsolete)
- Icelandic: Austurríki
- Italian: Austria f
- Norwegian: Østerrike, Republikken Østerrike (formal) (Bokmål), Austerrike, Republikken Austerrike (formal) (Nynorsk)
- Portuguese: Áustria, República f da Áustria f (formal)
- Spanish: Austria, República f de Austria f (formal)
- Swedish: Österrike
- Turkish: Avusturya, Avusturya Cumhuriyeti (formal)
| States |
HASC |
ISO |
FIPS |
NUTS |
UPU |
Conv |
Population |
Area(km.²) |
Area(mi.²) |
Capital |
Postal Codes |
| Burgenland |
AT.BU |
1 |
AU01 |
AT11 |
BGL |
Bgl. |
278,600 |
3,965 |
1,531 |
Eisenstadt |
7xxx |
| Carinthia |
AT.KA |
2 |
AU02 |
AT21 |
KAE |
Ktn. |
561,114 |
9,532 |
3,680 |
Klagenfurt |
90xx-98xx |
| Lower Austria |
AT.NO |
3 |
AU03 |
AT12 |
NOE |
NÖ. |
1,549,640 |
19,172 |
7,402 |
Sankt Pölten |
2xxx, 3xxx |
| Salzburg |
AT.SZ |
5 |
AU05 |
AT32 |
SBG |
Sbg. |
518,580 |
7,154 |
2,762 |
Salzburg |
5xxx |
| Styria |
AT.ST |
6 |
AU06 |
AT22 |
STM |
Stm. |
1,185,911 |
16,388 |
6,327 |
Graz |
8xxx |
| Tyrol |
AT.TR |
7 |
AU07 |
AT33 |
TIR |
Tirol |
675,063 |
12,650 |
4,884 |
Innsbruck |
60xx-66xx (a) |
| Upper Austria |
AT.OO |
4 |
AU04 |
AT31 |
OOE |
OÖ. |
1,382,017 |
11,978 |
4,625 |
Linz |
4xxx |
| Vienna |
AT.WI |
9 |
AU09 |
AT13 |
WIEN |
Wien |
1,562,676 |
415 |
160 |
Vienna |
1xxx |
| Vorarlberg |
AT.VO |
8 |
AU08 |
AT34 |
VBG |
Vbg. |
351,565 |
2,601 |
1,004 |
Bregenz |
67xx-69xx |
| 9 states |
8,065,166 |
83,850 |
32,375 |
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